Exam 14: Community Corrections: Probation and Intermediate Sanctions.

Megan is a probation officer who has recently been assigned a client who will need much closer monitoring than her coworkers' clients. Her client was sentenced to six years of probation based upon manufacturing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The client has conditions to his probation, including a period of time that must be spent in his home as well as a repayment plan for damage to property that occurred during the manufacturing process. Megan's client's biggest obstacle to successful completion of probation is the home environment in which the client lives. -Megan's client must pay for damages he was responsible for when he was manufacturing drugs.The monies he will pay back will be considered

Most day reporting centers incorporate multiple correctional methods.

Chan Le is a probation officer who is employed through the state he resides within. Chan Le has an extremely large caseload and oftentimes gets overwhelmed by the requirements of his job. In the middle of the night, Chan Le is called out to respond to one of his new clients, who has been caught shoplifting a small amount of merchandise from a local department store. This client just failed a drug test two days prior to this event. -If Chan Le tries to have his client's probation revoked,the client will first need to have a(n)​

Studies have shown that the fine is used widely as a criminal sanction and that nationally,well over _______ in fines is collected annually.

Rates of ___________________ for those ending a community corrections sentence are about the same as those of offenders leaving prison.

A problem for probation officers is their heavy caseload.

Chan Le is a probation officer who is employed through the state he resides within. Chan Le has an extremely large caseload and oftentimes gets overwhelmed by the requirements of his job. In the middle of the night, Chan Le is called out to respond to one of his new clients, who has been caught shoplifting a small amount of merchandise from a local department store. This client just failed a drug test two days prior to this event. -Chan Le would not be able to take which of the following actions regarding his client who has recently violated probation?​

Probation can end when the probationer status is ________because of misbehavior.

States can use probation for more serious offenses such as robbery or assault.

A return to criminal behavior is called ____________________.

People on probation have no constitutional rights.

In Sacramento,California,the probation department added to the functionality of its officers' official vehicles by installing ________________ that use cameras to automatically examine and scan for license plates of stolen vehicles.

Persons on probation can refuse drug tests because they interfere with the Fourth Amendment right to privacy.

How can community engagement promote new ideas in handling offenders on probation?

Megan is a probation officer who has recently been assigned a client who will need much closer monitoring than her coworkers' clients. Her client was sentenced to six years of probation based upon manufacturing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The client has conditions to his probation, including a period of time that must be spent in his home as well as a repayment plan for damage to property that occurred during the manufacturing process. Megan's client's biggest obstacle to successful completion of probation is the home environment in which the client lives. -Megan's client is most likely participating in which type of probation?

Explain the purpose of shock incarceration.Why are the final results for boot camps so lackluster?Is there any way that we can increase the effectiveness?

Which of the following is true about the collection of fines?

Morris and Tonry have stated that intermediate sanctions are rarely used in the United States,and judges tend to rely mostly on incarceration and probation.Why do you think judges in the United States have an all-or-nothing mentality regarding correctional options?

Megan is a probation officer who has recently been assigned a client who will need much closer monitoring than her coworkers' clients. Her client was sentenced to six years of probation based upon manufacturing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The client has conditions to his probation, including a period of time that must be spent in his home as well as a repayment plan for damage to property that occurred during the manufacturing process. Megan's client's biggest obstacle to successful completion of probation is the home environment in which the client lives. -Megan,most likely,has a small caseload.Her caseload consists of how many clients?​

How can you convince the American public to support home confinement when so many individuals feel as though such sanctions are a slap on the wrist?Use examples of well-known cases in which home confinement would have worked well as punishment.